🗓️ Lecture 01: General introduction
🎯 Content and goals
- We get to know each other and clarify our goals and interests in the topics of the course.
- You are given a general overview of the course, the kind of examination, the role of the take-home exams, and the rules for using AI.
- We introduce a set of general software tools that we recommend you use (e.g. for literature management or note-taking).
🖥️ Lecture Slides
📚 Mandatory Reading
No mandatory reading for this lecture.
🏆 Further Readings
✍️ Exercises and coursework
Suggested exercise (to help you remember the material; not graded):
- Familiarize yourself with Moodle, the course webpage, and the previous knowledge in mathematics and statistics required for the course.
If you have questions or problems, please post them in the Moodle forum.
References
CommonMark (n.d.) The CommonMark tutorial, available at https://commonmark.org/help/tutorial/ (accessed June 2026).
Cone, M. (2025) The Markdown Guide, available at https://www.markdownguide.org (accessed June 2026).
Kuka, V. (2024) “Prompt Engineering,” Learn Prompting, available at https://learnprompting.org/docs/basics/prompt_engineering (accessed June 2026).
Miller, T. (2023) “Getting started with Obsidian Notes: A beginner’s guide,” Obsidian Rocks, available at https://obsidian.rocks/getting-started-with-obsidian-a-beginners-guide/ (accessed June 2026).
Zotero (n.d.) “Quick Start Guide,” Zotero Documentation, available at https://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide (accessed June 2026).